THE NATION: Democratic Vistas

Out on the Montana range, rattlesnakes
were unusually plentiful, and the old men predicted a long warm fall
and a short easy winter.

In Chatsworth, Ill. First Lieut. Billie Wittier, an Army nurse, made
Page One of the weekly Plaindealer when she got back home: "She has
seen much front-line active duty in the European sector, including
Italy and Germany. She was able to see the Alps in all their beauty and
says Switzerland, especially, is beautiful."

In Manhattan, a nobly decorated veteran of the Pacific was passed along
by a junior executive, who was unfavorably impressed by his willingness
to take...